The physical side of compute: what a graphics card or RAM kit costs to buy, and the government producer-price index for the chips inside them. Retail rows are the 25th-percentile price across current listings so one overpriced SKU can't skew them.
Monthly indexes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is no DRAM-only series; these are the closest official measures of what chip makers charge. Daily spot prices live behind paywalls (TrendForce), so we publish the free official series and say so.
| Index | Latest | Month | Trend | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPI: Semiconductor manufacturing — Integrated circuit packages BLS series PCU3344133344131 | 20.18 | 2026-09 | +0.7% over 12 mo | source | |
| PPI: Semiconductor & related device manufacturing (all) BLS series PCU334413334413 | 28.80 | 2026-09 | -2.8% over 12 mo | source |
Retail tracking is built and waiting on a data key; rows appear on the next build once it is connected.
Retail tracking is built and waiting on a data key; rows appear on the next build once it is connected.
Retail prices are US list from a public catalog API; indexes are BLS. See methodology.